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Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1921, Page 2

The occupation of Ruhr a-»d all other military and naval sanctions will continue during Germany’s non fulnlment of the ddmands.

MAKING GERMANY PAY

LONDON, May 5.

Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr Hoare said that there would be no peace in Europe until France was coniident that her frontiers were secure. Therefore, it would be well to renew the Anglo-French defensive treaty of 1919 which Britain had ratified. America did not ratify it. This would he asserted give real peace in Europe. Mr J. K. Clyues said he welcomed Mr Lloyd George’s speech, particularly the fact that lie said the Teparations were to be on a basis of Germany's capacity to pay. He said disarmament was an essential condition to a settlement in Europe.

Mr Worthington Evans, replying in the debate, said he did not suggest that the German bonds would be worth par, though it would be wise if they were put on the market at a considerable discount, so that they would get into the hands of neutrals and lose the character of an enemy debt. FRENCH DETERMINATION. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) PARIS, may 6. M. Barthou, Minister of War, delivering an oration at the Unknown Warrior’s tomb said Ludendorff was copying the methods of Scharnhorst, who secretly raised an army of 280 thousand, when the Prussian army was limited to forty thousand by the Convention of 1808. Barthou declared that Prussia was now preparing for revenge, hut the fact that France was compelling Germany to carry out her obligations, did not mean that France was bent on a war of conquest or imperialistic sohemles.

NEW GERMAN CABINET.

ULTIMATUM TO BE ACCEPTED

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(Received This Day at 8 a.m.) » BERLIN, May 5.

The Fehrenbaioh Cabinet receives the ultimatum, which it is the task of its successors to answer. The new Ministry will be composed on a party basis. It is similarly told it will have to decide whether yes or no, before coming into office. The situation is urgent and the general opinion is that the Government \vjll assent to the demands in the ultimatum. The fin?l collapse of the ministry was unmistakably due to lack of confidence in Simons and a general mistrust resulting from the Silesian disturbances. THE NEW CABINET. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.rn.) PARIS, May 6. There are various reports from Berlin regarding the New Cabinet. One says Ebert asked Prince Bulow to form a Ministry. Another mentions Stresemann, and a third says Stresemann refused and Schwaddiger, ex-Governor of Alsace-Lorraine, accepted Ebert’s offer